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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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